Productive Conflict at Work: Simple Guidelines to Keep it Positive
Follow these guidelines for productive conflict at work to get the benefit without the battle. You know conflict at work can be productive for many reasons. But do you …
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10 Surprising Ways Conflict Is Good for Your Team
Conflict is usually considered a bad thing, and many people work to avoid it. But productive conflict can be a valuable tool for teams to embrace to make them …
Read MoreHow to Handle Bikeshedding: Parkinson’s Law of Triviality
Even if you don’t yet know the term bikeshedding, you’ve likely experienced it. Have you ever found yourself in a meeting discussing something relatively unimportant, yet the time and …
Read MoreHow to Write a Clear Opportunity Statement for Better Problem-Solving
An opportunity statement is a carefully crafted explanation of the current undesirable situation, its impacts, and the ideal state you prefer instead.
Read MoreHow to Create an Easy Pareto Chart to Highlight Your Biggest Opportunities
A Pareto chart is a bar graph that displays data in descending frequency from left to right. It's helpful for determining where to focus your efforts in problem-solving and …
Read MoreThe Osborn Parnes Creative Problem-Solving Process
The Osborn Parnes creative problem-solving process is a structured way to generate creative and innovative ways to address problems. If you want to grow in your career, you need …
Read More5 Critical Reasons the Best Project Managers are in Sales & Marketing, Too
The very best project managers need to think about their project like a marketer.
Get customers ready
Create buzz for your project
Know how your project fits in the big picture
You're …
Read MorePlan Do Check Act – PDCA Cycle for Continuous Improvement
The PDCA Cycle is an easy-to-understand, repeatable approach for working toward continuous improvement.
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